CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: SEROUR Francis, MD 

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Place of work: Ministry of Health Phone No.: 03-5028419 

Fax No: 03-5028186 

Hospital: The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon 

Date and Place of Birth:12/08/1951, Algeria 

Department: Pediatric Surgery 

Updated on 11/06 

Date of arrival in Israel: 01/11/1982 

Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 

E-mail address: serour@wolfson.health.gov.il 

fhserour@yahoo.com 

A. EDUCATION 

Period of Study 

Name of University 

1970-1978 Faculty of Medicine A. Carrel, 

Universite Cl. Bernard, 

Lyon, France 

1978-1982 Roanne Medical Center 

Universite Cl. Bernard, 

Lyon, France 

1983-1989 Tel Aviv University 

The E. Wolfson Medical Center 

1991-1994 Tel Aviv University 

Assaf Harofeh Medical Center 

Date of receiving Specialization certificate: 

1) General Surgery 

2) Pediatric Surgery 

Cellular Phone: 0544-268871 

Subject Degree Date Awarded 

Medicine 

Doctorat 

General Surgery French Board 

Eligible 

1979 

1980 

General Surgery Certified 1989 

Pediatric Surgery Certified 1997 

7/6/1989 

9/4/1997

Title of Doctoral Dissertation: “Septic thrombophlebitis associated to intrathoracic veins 

catheterizations”. (Lyon 44/82, France) 

Names of Supervisors: Pr Tissot, Pr Bouletreau, Dr Tempelhof (Lyon, France). 

B. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 

Period Name of Institution Department Rank/Function 

1999 

2002 

C. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 

Period 

Tel Aviv University (Tel-Aviv, Israel) 

Tel Aviv University (Tel-Aviv, Israel) 

Surgery 

Surgery 

Lecturer 

2 

Senior Lecturer 

Name of Institution Department Rank/Function 

1978-1982 Roanne Medical Center 

(Roanne, Lyon, France) 

1983-1989 The E. Wolfson Medical Center 

(Holon, Israel) 

1989-1991 The E. Wolfson Medical Center 


1991-1994 Assaf Harofeh Medical Center 

(Zerifin, Israel) 

1994- 2000 The E. Wolfson Medical Center 


2001- Present 

D. PROFESSIONAL COURSES 

Period 

The E. Wolfson Medical Center 


General Surgery Resident 

Surgery A Resident 

Surgery A Senior General 

Surgeon 

Pediatric Surgery Resident 

Pediatric Surgery Senior Pediatric 

Surgeon 

Pediatric Surgery Deputy Head of 

Department 

Name of course Country 

1995 ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Tel Aviv, Israel 

2000 Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery Tel Aviv, Israel

2001 PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Tel Aviv, Israel 

2003 The 36th workshop on the Surgical Treatment of 

Anorectal Malformations 

Jerusalem, Israel 

2006 Advanced Course in Pediatric Endosurgery at IRCAD Strasbourg. France 

E. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS 

Grants 

1) NIH Grant GM 58273- 2002: 

Ezri T, Szmuk P, Weisenberg M, Serour F, Gorenstein A, Sessler DI. 

The effects of hydration on core temperature in pediatric surgical patients. 

2) NIH Grant GM 061655- 2005 (Bethesda, MD), the Gheens Foundation (Louisville, 

KY), the Joseph Drown Foundation (Los Angeles, CA), and the Commonwealth of 

Kentucky Research Challenge Trust Fund (Louisville, KY). 

Ezri T, Weisenberg M, Sessler DI, Berkenstadt H, Elias S, Szmuk P, Serour F, Evron S. 

Correct depth of insertion of right internal jugular central venous catheters based on external 

landmarks: Avoiding the right atrium. 

F. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IN MEDICAL JOURNALS 

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 

Pediatrics 

Medical Science Monitor 

Diseases of Colon and Rectum 

Clinical Evidence 

Pediatric Pulmonology 

Laser in Surgery and Medicine 

G. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 

Year 

Society Country 

1982 Ordre National des Médecins 

France 

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1983 Israel Medical Association Israel 

1992 Israel Surgical Society Israel 

1995 Israel Pediatric Surgery Society Israel 

2004 European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) The Nederland's 

2004 Israel Society For Endoscopic Surgery (ISES) Israel 

H. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS 

Year Name of Meeting 

1980 Meeting of the Surgical Society of Lyon. (Lyon, France). 

1982 The Annual Meeting of the Rhone Alpes Anesthesiology and Intensive Care 

Society. (Lyon, France). 

1985 The 15th National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Jerusalem, Israel) 

1986 The 9th World Congress of the Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae. 

(Jerusalem, Israel). 

1986 The 9th World Congress of the Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae. 


1986 The International Symposium on Changing Concepts in Management of Serious 

Infections. (Basel, Switzerland). 

1987 The Annual National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Cesarea, Israel). 

1988 The 16th National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Tel Aviv, Israel). 

1988 The 16th National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Tel Aviv, Israel). 

1988 The 2nd International Symposium on New Quinolones. (Geneva,Switzerland) 

1988 The 2nd International Congress of Leucotrienes and Prostaglandins in Health and 

Disease. (Jerusalem, Israel). 

1988 The National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Tiberias, Israel). 

1989 Israel Endocrinas Society. ( Jerusalem, Israel). 

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1989 The 16th European Federation Congress of International College of 

Surgeons. (Jerusalem, Israel). 

1990 The XXIII National Meeting of the Israel Radiological Society. (Tiberias, Israel). 

1990 The 7th Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in 

Medicine and Biology. (Jerusalem, Israel). 

1990 The 17th National Surgical Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Haifa, Israel). 

1991 The Israel Pediatric Surgery Society. (Haifa, Israel). 

1992 The 18th National Surgical Congress of the Israel Surgical Society 


1992 The 18th National Surgical Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Jerusalem, 

Israel). 

1993 National Meeting of the Scientific Committees of the Israel Medical Association. 

"Medicine 93". (Jerusalem, Israel) 

1994 The 19th National Surgical Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. (Tel Aviv, 

Israel). 

1995 Israel Pediatric Surgical Society Meeting. (Kfar Saba, Israel). 

1995 Israel Pediatric Surgical Society Meeting. (Haifa, Israel). 

1996 HIPAC Meeting. (Tel Aviv, Israel). 

1996 Israel Pediatric Surgical Society Meeting. (Petah Tikva, Israel). 

1996 Israel Orthopedic Society Meeting. (Holon, Israel). 

1997 Israel Surgical Society. (Jerusalem, Israel) 

1998 Israel Society of Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology (Eilat, Israel) 

1999 European Society of Pediatric Radiology (Jerusalem, Israel) 

1999 HIPAC Congress (Tel-Aviv, Israel) 

2000 Israeli Conference on Childhood Injury (Jerusalem, Israel) 

2001 Israel Surgical Federation (Tel Aviv, Israel) 

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2001 Israeli Association for Emergency Medicine (Tel Aviv, Israel) 

2002 ASA Annual Meeting (Orlando, Florida, USA) 

2004 V th Congress of the Mediterranean Association of Paediatric Surgeons (Marseille, 

France) 

2005 Israel Pediatric Surgical Society Meeting. (Israel). 

2006 Israel Pediatric Surgical Society Meeting. (Israel). 

I. RESIDENTS' BASIC SCIENCE SUPERVISED 

Year 

1999 

Name of Student Title of Project Name of Hospital 

M. Vohl Subpopulation of lymphocytes in the normal and 

inflamed appendix 

2002 T. Bilker Determination of cytokine and tissue MMP in 

serum and peritoneal fluid of patients with acute 

appendicitis. 

B. 1. ORIGINAL ARTICLES 

LIST OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 

1. Bouffard Y, Serour F, Bouletreau P, Motin J. 

Thromboses du système cave supérieur sur cathéters en réanimation. 

Lyon Chir 79:134-136,1983. [in French] 

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The E. Wolfson 

Medical Center 

The E. Wolfson 

Medical Center 

2. Serour F, Dona G, Kaufman M, Weisberg D, Krispin M. 

Acute intestinal occlusion due to phytobezoar in Israel. Role of orange and persimmon fruit. 

J Chir (Paris) 122:299-304,1985. [in French] 

3. Dan M, Serour F, Gorea A, Levenberg A, Krispin M, Berger SA. 

Concentration of Norfloxacin in human gallbladder tissue and bile after single-dose oral 

administration. 

Antimicrob Agents Chemother 31:352-353,1987. 

4. Birkenfeld S, Serour F, Dona G, Krispin M. 

Choledocoduodenostomy for benign biliary tract disease in the elderly. 

Am Surg 53:658-660,1987.

5. Birkenfeld S, Serour F, Levi S, Balassiano M, Krispin M. 

Choledochoduodenostomy for benign and malignant biliary tract disease. 

Surgery 103:408-410,1988. 

6. Berger SA, Dan M, Serour F, Gorea A, Levenberg A, Krispin M. 

Penetration of third generation Cephalosporins into human peritoneal tissue. 

Chemotherapy 35:326-329,1989. 

7. Amir-Zaltsman Y, Ausher Y, Gayer B, Lichter S, Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Kohen F. 

Pharmacological effects of the continuous administration of an LHRH agonist in the aging 

Male rat: comparison with orchidectomy. 

J Endocrinol 124:261-268,1990. 

8. Serour F, Dan M, Gorea A, Gilad A, Krispin M, Berger SA. 

Penetration of aminoglycosides into human peritoneal tissue. 

Chemotherapy 36:251-253,1990. 

9. Serour F, Dan M, Gorea A, Yellin A, Lieberman Y, Berger SA. 

Penetration of ofloxacin into human lung tissue following a single oral dose of 200 milligrams. 

Antimicrob Agents Chemother 35:380-381,1991. 

10. Serour F, Dona G, Birkenfeld S, Balassiano M, Krispin M. 

Primary neoplasms of the small bowel. 

J Surg Oncol 49:29-34,1992. 

11. Dan M, Serour F, Poch F. 

Penetration of ciprofloxacin into human peritoneal tissue following a single oral dose of 750 

milligrams. 

J Chemother 1:27-29,1992. 

12. Serour F, Gorenstein A, Kaufman M, Lev D. 

Intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoars in childhood. 

Pediatr Surg Int 7:303-305,1992. 

13. Serour F. 

Artificial nodules of the penis: report of 6 cases among Russian immigrants to Israel. 

Sexual Trans Dis 20:192-193,1993. 

14. Klin B, Serour F, Efrati Y, Fried S, Vinograd I. 

Familial thyroglossal duct cyst. 

Clin Gen 43:101-103,1993. 

15. Serour F, Mori J, Barr J. 

Optimal regional anesthesia for circumcision. 

Anesth Analg 79:129-131,1994. 

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16. Gorenstein A, Gewurtz G, Serour F, Somekh E. 

Post-appendectomy intraabdominal abscess. A therapeutic approach. 

Arch Dis Child 70:400-402,1994. 

17. Serour F, Reuben S, Ezra S. 

Circumcision in children with penile block alone. 

J Urol 153:474-476,1995. 

18. Serour F, Efrati Y, Klin B, Barr J, Gorenstein A, Vinograd I. 

Subcuticular skin closure as a standard approach to emergency appendectomy in children. A 

prospective clinical trial. 

World J Surg 20:38-42, 1996. 

19. Gorenstein A, Serour F, Katz R, Usviatsov I. 

Appendiceal colic in children: a true clinical entity. 

J Am Coll Surg 182:246-250,1996. 

20. Somekh E, Serour F, Goncalves D, Gorenstein A. 

Air enema for reduction of intussusception in children: risk of bacteremia. 

Radiology 200:217-218,1996 

21. Serour F, Cohen A, Mandelberg A, Mori J, Ezra S. 

Dorsal penile nerve block in children undergoing circumcision in a day-care surgery. 

Can J Anaesth 43:954-958,1996 

22. Serour F, Samra Z, Kushel Z, Gorenstein A, Dan M. 

Comparative periurethral bacteriology of uncircumcised and circumcised males. 

Genitourinary Med 73:288-290;1997 

23. Serour F, Mandelberg A, Zabeeda D, Mori J, Ezra S. 

Efficacy of Emla R cream prior to dorsal penile nerve block for circumcision in children. 

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 42:260-263,1998 

24. Gorenstein A, Raucher A, Serour F, Witzling M, Katz R. 

Intussusception in children: reduction with repeated delayed air enema. 

Radiology 206:721-724,1998 

25. Serour F, Mandelberg A, Mori J. 

Slow injection of local anesthetic will decrease pain during dorsal penile nerve block. 

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 42:926-928,1998 

26. Noviski N, Ben Yehuda Y, Serour F, Gorenstein A, Mandelberg A. 

Does the size of nasogastric tubes affect gastroesophageal reflux in children? 

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 29:448-451,1999 

27. Serour F, Levine A, Mandelberg A, Ben Yehuda Y, Boaz M, Mori J. 

Alkalinizing local anesthetic does not decrease pain during injection for dorsal penile nerve block. 

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J Clin Anesth 11:563-566, 1999 

28. Somekh E, Serour F, Gorenstein A, Vohl M, Lehman D. 

Phenotypic pattern of B cells in the appendix: reduced intensity of CD 19 expression. 

Immunobiol 201:461-469, 2000 

29. 

Levin Y, Mandelberg M, Gornstein A, Srour F, Reif S. 

The effect of gastro-esophageal reflux therapy on respiratory diseases in children. 

Harefuah 140:207-213, 2001(in Hebrew) 

. םידליב 

המישנ-םודו 

ריוואה יכרד לש 

30. Somekh E, Shohat T, Handsher R, Serour F. 

An outbreak of echovirus 11 in a children’s home. 

Epidemiol Infect 126:441-444, 2001 

31. Klin B, Zlotkevich L, Horne T, Efrati Y, Serour F, Lotan G. 

Epididymitis in childhood: a clinical retrospective study over 5 years. 

IMAJ 3:833-835, 2001 

32. Gorenstein A, Cohen A.J, Cordova Z, Witzling M, Krutman B, Serour F. 

Hiatal hernia in pediatric gastroesophageal reflux. 

J Ped Gastroenterol Nutr 33:554-557, 2001 

. ףייר . ש , רורס . פ , ןייטשנרוג . א , גרבלדנמ . א , ןיול . י 

רתי- 

תויתבוגת לע טשו-הביק 

סקולפרב םיקולב לופיטה תעפשה 

2001 , 207-213 : 140 האופרה 

33. Ballin A, Amsel S, Tavdi A, Klivizki A, Serour F, Geva D, Levy A, Steiner E, Meytes D. 

High prevalence of iron deficiency in the pediatric population of Israel. 

Int J Pediatr J Hematol/Oncol 7:407-412, 2001 

34. Serour F, Somekh E, Krutman B, Gorenstein A. 

Excision with primary closure and suction drainage for pilonidal sinus in adolescent patients. 

Pediatr Surg Int 18: 159-161, 2002 

35. Serour F, Weissenberg M, Boaz M, Ezri T, Gorenstein A. 

Intraveneous fluids warming by the mattress is simple and efficient during paediatric surgery. 

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 46:80-84, 2002 

36. Serour F, Ben-Yehuda Y, Boaz M. 

Emla ® cream prior to digital nerve block for ingrown nail surgery does not reduce pain at 

injection of anaesthetic solution. 

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 46:203-206, 2002 

37. Serour F 

Recurrent ingrown big toe nails are efficiently treated by CO2 laser. 

Dermatol Surg 28:509-512, 2002 

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38. Serour F, Gorenstein A, Somekh E. 

Needle aspiration for suppurative cervical lymphadenitis 

Clinical Pediatrics 41:471-474, 2002 

39. Ezri T, Szmuk P, Weisenberg M, Serour F, Gorenstein A, Sessler DI. 


Anesthesiology 98:838-841, 2003 

40. Gorenstein A, Witzling M, Haftel LT, Mandelberg A, Serour F. 

Pleuro-pulmonary involvement in children with blunt splenic trauma. 

J Paediatr Child Health 39:282-285, 2003 

41. Gorenstein A, Levine A, Boaz M, Mandelberg A, Serour F. 

Severity of acid gastroesophageal reflux assessed by pH metry: is it associated with respiratory disease 

Pediatr Pulmonol 36:330-334, 2003 

42. Serour F, Somekh E. 

Successful treatment of recalcitrant warts in pediatric patients with carbon dioxide laser. 

Eur J Pediatr Surg 13:219-223, 2003 

43. Serour F, Gorenstein A. 

Treatment of the toe tourniquet syndrome in infants. 

Pediatr Surg Int 19:598-600, 2003 Epub Oct 10 2003 

44. Eshed I, Witzling M, Gorenstein A, Serour F. 

Reduction of intussusception by air enema in children: experience over a 13-year period. 

Harefuah 142:659-661, 2003 (in Hebrew) 

. הנש 

45. Somekh E, Gorenstein A, Serour F. 

Acute epididymitis in boys: evidence for a post-infectious etiology. 

J Urol 171:391-394, 2004 (discussion 394) 

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רורס . פ , ןייטשנרוג . א , גנילציו . מ , דשא . א 

13 ךשמב וננויסינ : ריווא ןקוח תרזעב םידליב יעמה תולשפתה לש רוזחש 

2003 , 142:659-661 האופרה 

46. Eshed I, Gorenstein A, Serour F, Witzling M. 

Intussusception in children: Can we relay on screening sonography performed by junior residents? 

Pediatr Radiol.137, 2004 Epub Nov 20 2003 

47. Kohelet D, Boaz M, Serour F, Cohen-Adad N, Arbel E, Gorenstein A. 

Esophageal pH study and symptomatology of gastroesophageal reflux in newborn infants. 

Am. J. Perinatol 21:85-91, 2004 

48. Dalal I, Somekh E, Bilker-Reich A, Boaz M, Gorenstein A, Serour F. 

Serum and peritoneal inflammatory mediators in children with suspected acute appendicitis. 

Arch Surg 140:169-173, 2005

49. Serour F, Somekh E, Gorenstein A. 

Perianal Abscess and Fistula-In-Ano in Infants: A different entity?. 

Dis Colon Rectum. 48:359-364, 2005 

50. Serour F, Witzling M, Gorenstein A. 

Is laparoscopic appendectomy in children is associated with an uncommon postoperative 

complication? 

Surg Endosc 19:919-922, 2005 Epub 2005 May 4. 


Characteristics of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in healthy children. 

World J Surg. 30:467-472, 2006 Epub. Feb 8, 2006 

52. Serour F, Stein M, Gorenstein A, Somekh E. 

Early burn related gram positive systemic infection in children admitted to a pediatric surgical ward. 

Burns. 32:352-356, 2006. Epub 2006 Mar 9. 

53. Serour F, Mizrahi A, Somekh E, Feinberg J, Picard C, Casanova JL, Dalal I. 

Analysis of Interleukin 12/Interferon-γ pathway in Children with Atypical Mycobacterium. 

Eur J Pediatr. 2006 Nov 21; [Epub ahead of print] 

54. i Ezri T, Weisenberg M, Sessler DI, Berkenstadt H, Elias S, Szmuk P, Serour F, Evron S. 

Correct depth of insertion of right internal jugular central venous catheters based on external 

landmarks: Avoiding the right atrium. 

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 

B.2.CASE REPORTS 

1. Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Krispin M. 

Acute intestinal invagination secondary to the presence of an aberrant pancreas in an infant. 

Chir Pediatr 26:51-52,1985. [in French] 

2. Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Amsterdam E, Krispin M. 

Cystosarcoma phyllodes of the breast in a 10 year-old child. 

Chir Pediatr 26: 371-372,1985. [in French] 

3. Danielli L, Serour F, Brook I. 

The chorionic gonadotropin hormone: possible cause of seminoma? 

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod 15:185-186,1986. [in French] 

4. Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Amsterdam E, Treschchan O, Krispin M. 

Paget's disease of the male breast. 

Cancer 62:601-605,1988. 

5. Serour F, Lieberman Y, Rosenman J, Herczeg E, Eisenstein Z, Yellin A. 

Castelman's disease of the mediastinum. Misleading clinical and radiological characteristics. 

Respir Med 83:509-512,1989. 

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6. Serour F, Gilad A, Kopolovitch Y, Krispin M. 

Secretory breast cancer in childhood and adolescence: report of a case and review of the literature. 

Med Pediatr Oncol 20:341-344,1992. 

7. Serour F, Gorenstein A, Finci Y, Zaidel L. 

Subcutaneous sacrococcygeal myxopapillary ependymoma. 

Pediatr Surg Int 8:363-365,1993. 

8. Serour F, Klin B, Fried S, Efrati Y, Vinograd I. 

Familial intussusception. Report of a case with recurrence in the youngest sibling and review of the 

literature. 

Eur J of Pediatr Surg 3:299-301,1993. 

9. Serour F, Klin B, Strauss S, Efrati Y, Vinograd I. 

False-positive ultrasonography in agenesis of the gallbladder. A pitfall in the laparoscopic 

cholecystectomy approach. 

Surg Laparos & Endosc 3:144-146,1993. 

10. Serour F, Gorenstein A, Lipnitzki V, Zaidel L. 

Adenomyoma of the small bowel: a rare cause of intussusception in childhood. 

J Ped Gastroenterol and Nutrit 2:247-249,1994. 

11. Livne M, Serour F, Aladjem M, Vinograd I. 

General peritonitis induced by rectal examination: an unusual complication of primary psoas abscess. 

Eur J Pediatr Surg 4:186-187,1994. 

12. Klin B, Serour F, Efrati Y, Eschel G, Vinograd I. 

Perianal ecthyma gangrenosum: A therapeutic dilemma. 

Pediatr Surg Int 10;274-275,1995. 

13. Serour F, Efrati Y, Klin B, Shikar S, Weinberg M, Vinograd I. 

Acute appendicitis following abdominal trauma. 

Arch Surg 130:785-786,1996. 

14. Efrati Y, Freud E, Serour F, Klin B. 

Phytobezoar-induced ileal and colonic obstruction in childhood. 

J Ped Gastroenterol and Nutrit 25:214-216, 1997. 

15. Gorenstein A, Serour F, Bujanover Y. 

Unusual presentation of esophageal communicating duplication in a child. 

J Pediatr Surg 34;1430-1431, 1999 

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D.2. PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS. 

1. Revelin Ph, Ducreux J-C, Tempelhoff G, Serour F. 

Septic thrombophlebitis related to jugular or subclavian vein catheterization. 

Meeting of the Surgical Society of Lyon. 

Lyon, France. June 19, 1980. 

2. Bouffard Y, Serour F. 

Septic thrombophlebitis associated to central venous catheters. 

The Annual Meeting of the Rhone Alpes Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Society. 

Lyon, France. January 15, 1982. 

3. Lotan M, Birkenfeld S, Serour F, Krispin M, Zacout H. 

High levels of prolactin in breast diseases: Frequency and signification. 

The 15th National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. 

Jerusalem. Israel. March 27-28, 1985. 

4. Birkenfeld S, Serour F, Klot L, Amsterdam E, Krispin M. 

Cholecystectomy in the elderly: Plea for elective operation. Review of 130 cases. 

The 9th World Congress of the Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae. 

Jerusalem. Israel. August 31- September 5, 1986. 

5. Birkenfeld S, Serour F, Levi S, Abulafia A, Dona G, Krispin M. 

Choledocoduodenostomy for benign and malignant biliary tract disease. Review of 116 cases. 

The 9th World Congress of the Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae. 

Jerusalem. Israel. August 31- September 5, 1986. 

6. Dan M, Serour F, Gorea A, Krispin M, Berger SA. 

Penetration of Ceftriaxone, Ceftizoxime and Moxalactam into the human peritoneal tissue and fluid. 

The International Symposium on Changing Concepts in Management of Serious Infections. 

Basel, Switzerland. September 4-6, 1986. 

7. Serour F, Dan M, Levenberg A, Gorea A, Berger SA, Krispin M. 

Penetration of third generation Cephalosporins into human peritoneum. 

The Annual National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. 

Cesarea. Israel. May 21, 1987. 


Concentration of Norfloxacin in human gallbladder tissue and bile following single-oral administration 

The Third European Congress of Clinical Microbiology. 

The Hague. The Nederland. May 1987. 


Penetration of third generation Cephalosporins into human peritoneum and fluid. 

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The 15th International Congress of Chemotherapy. 

Istambul, Turkey. July 1987. 

10. Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Balassiano M, Krispin M. 

Primary neoplasms of the small intestine. Review of 62 cases.. 


Tel Aviv, Israel. March 23-24, 1988. 

11. Balassiano M, Birkenfeld M, Feldman D, Serour F, Krispin M. 

Diagnosis and treatment of gastric carcinoma. Review of 250 cases. 


Tel Aviv, Israel. March 23-24, 1988. 


Penetration of Norfoflaxin into abdominal wall muscle tissue 

The 2nd International Symposium on New Quinolones. 

Geneva, Switzerland. August 26-28, 1988. 

13. Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Bar-Meir S, Yerushalmi A, Krispin M, Kohen F. 

Effect on long-term in-vivo irradiation on Prostaglandins E2 synthesis by cultured rat colon, aorta and 

bowel. 

Second International Congress of Leucotrienes and Prostaglandins in Health and Disease. 

Jerusalem, Israel. October 9-14 1988. 

14. Gilad A, Serour F, Amsterdam E, Treschhan O, Krispin M. 

Secretory breast cancer. 

The National Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. 

Tiberias, Israel. November 25, 1988. 

15. Amir-Zaltsman Y, Ausher Y, Gayer B, Lichter S, Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Kohen F. 

Pharmacological effects of the continuous administration of an LHRH agonist in the aging male 

rat: comparison with orchidectomy. 

Israel Endocrinas Society. 

Jerusalem, Israel. January, 1989. 

16. Dan M, Serour F, Gorea A, Yellin A, Lieberman Y, Berger SA. 

Penetration of Ofloxacin into human lung tissue. 

The 4th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology. 

Nice, France. May, 1989. 

17. Dan M, Serour F, Gorea A, Gilad A, Krispin M, Berger SA. 

Penetration of aminoglycosides into human peritoneal tissue. 

The 4th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology. 

Nice, France. May, 1989. 


Phytobezoars in children. 

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The 16th European Federation Congress of International College of Surgeons. 

Jerusalem, Israel. November 12-17, 1989. 

19. Katz R, Serour F, Gewurtz G, Gorenstein A. 

Imaging in diagnosis of acute appendicitis. 

The XXIII National Meeting of the Israel Radiological Society. 

Tiberias, Israel. February 28- March 1,1990. 

20. Katz R, Serour F, Gorenstein A. 

Sonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children. 

The 7th Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 

Jerusalem, Israel. May 6-11,1990 


Penetration of Ciprofloxacin into human peritoneal tissue. 

The 3rd International Symposium on New Quinolones. 

Vancouver, Canada. July 12-14,1990. 

22. Gorenstein A, Witzling M, Serour F, Katz R, Siderer M. 

Air enema in intussusception in children.. 

The 17th National Surgical Congress of the Israel Surgical Society. 

Haifa, Israel. September 5-6, 1990. 


Sacrococcygeal ependymoma in a child. 

The Israel Pediatric Surgery Society. 

Haifa, Israel. April 4, 1991. 

24. Gorenstein A, Gewurtz G, Serour F, Somekh E. 

Therapeutic approach in post-appendectomy intraabdominal abscess. 


Jerusalem, Israel. May 20-21, 1992. 

25. Vinograd I, Klin B, Efrati Y, Serour F, Samuk I. 

Surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in children. 



26. Samuk I, Afriat R, Klin B, Efrati Y, Lotan G, Serour F, Vinograd I. 

Dumping syndrome following Nissen's fundoplication in children. 

National Meeting of the Scientific Committees of the Israel Medical Association. "Medicine 93". 

Jerusalem, Israel. June 24, 1993. 

27. Serour F, Efrati Y, Klin B, Barr J, Gorenstein A, Vinograd I. 

A standard approach for appendectomy in children. 


Tel Aviv, Israel. April 27-28, 1994. 

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28. Gorenstein A, Serour F, Katz R. 

Appendiceal colic as a cause of abdominal pain in children. 


Tel Aviv, Israel. April 27-28, 1994. 

29. Klin B, Zlotkevich L, Horne T, Efrati Y, Serour F, Vinograd I. 

Epididymitis in infancy: a clinical retrospective over a five year period. 

36 th World Congress of Surgery as International Surgical Week ISW 95. 

Lisbon, Portugal. August 27-September 2, 1995. 

30. Klin B, Zlotkevich L, Horne T, Efrati Y, Serour F, Vinograd I. 

Epididymitis in infancy: a clinical retrospective study over a five year period. 

Israel Pediatric Surgical Society Meeting. 

Kfar Saba, Israel. October, 1995. 


Dorsal penile nerve block: its role in children undergoing circumcision in a day-care surgery. 


Haifa, Israel. December, 1995. 

32. Noviski N, Ben Yehuda Y, Serour F, Gorenstein A, Bahir A, Mandelberg A. 

Would nasogastric tube increase gastroesophageal reflux in children suffering from respiratory 

symptoms and whether the reflux depends on the size of the nasogastric tube. 

The Scientific Meeting of the Israel Society of Clinical Pediatrics. 

Tel Aviv, Israel. January, 1996. 


Malignant melanoma in a 15 months-old child. 


Petah Tikva, Israel. March, 1996. 

34. Dan M, Samra Z, Gorenstein A, Serour F. 

Comparative periurethral bacteriology of uncircumcised and circumcised males. 

36th ICAAC of American Society for Microbiology. 

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. September 15-18, 1996. 

35. Gorenstein A, Serour F, Witzling M, Huri Z, Mizrahi A. 

Vanishing Bone Disease (Gorham’s Disease). 


Petah Tikva, Israel. November, 1996. 

36. Gorenstein A, Serour F, Witzling M, Huri Z, Mizrahi A. 

Vanishing Bone Disease (Gorham’s Disease). 

Israel Orthopedic Society Meeting. 

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Holon, Israel. December, 1996. 

37. Noviski N, Ben Yehuda Y, Serour F, Gorenstein A, Bahir A, Mandelberg A. 

Would nasogastric tube increase gastroesophageal reflux in children suffering from respiratory 

symptoms and whether the reflux depends on the size of the nasogastric tube. 

The American Thoracic Society (A.T.S). 

San Francisco, California, USA. 1997. 

38. Witzling M, Katz R, Usviatzov I, Gorenstein A, Serour F. 

Radiologic evaluation of a still controversial clinical entity - appendiceal colic. 

34th Annual Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Radiology. 

Lugano, Switzerland. May 28-30, 1997. 

39. Gorenstein A, Raucher A, Serour F, Witzling M, Katz R. 

Repeated delayed air enema for reduction of intussusception in children 


Jerusalem, Israel. June 8-9, 1997. 

40. Somekh E, Serour F, Gorenstein A, Vohl M, Lehman d. 

Phenotypic pattern of B cells in the appendix: reduced intensity of CD 19 expression. 

The 8 th International Congress on Infectious Diseases 

Boston, Massachussets, USA, May 15-18, 1998. 

41. Cordova Z, Gorenstein A, Serour F, Bujanover Y, Witzling M. 

Prognosis of infants and children with gastroesophageal reflux associated with hiatal hernia. 

The Annual Congress of the Israel Society of Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology and of the Israe 

Pediatric Surgery Society. 

Eilat, Israel, October 29-31, 1998. 

42. Witzling M, Gorenstein A, Serour F, Sion H, Katz R. 

Gorham’s disease. A three-year follow-up study. 

The 36 th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Radiology and 22 nd Post-Graduate Course. 


43. Raucher A, Gorenstein A, Serour F, Witzling M, Katz R. 

Repeated delayed air enema for reduction of intussusception in children 

The HIPAC Congress. 

Tel-Aviv, Israel. June 3, 1999. 

44. Haftel LT, Serour F, Witzling M, Gorenstein A. 

Lung involvement in Pediatric Blunt Splenic Trauma. 

The 2nd Israeli Conference on Childhood Injury (Trauma): A Multidisciplinary approach. 

Jerusalem, Israel. April 12, 2000. 

45. Gorenstein A, Cohen AJ, Cordova Z, Witzling M, Krutman B, Serour F. 

The role of hiatal hernia in pediatric gastroesophageal reflux. 

The 22th National Surgical Congress of the Israel Surgical Federation. 

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Tel Aviv, Israel. May 9-10, 2001. 

46. Ben Yehuda Y, Serour F. 

Efficacy of EMLA ® cream prior to digital nerve block for ingrowing nail surgery. 

The 8th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Israeli Association for Emergency Medicine. 

Tel Aviv, Israel. June 23-26, 2001. 

47. Szmuk P, Weisenberg M, Sessler DI, Serour F, Ezri T, 


ASA 2002 Annual Meeting 

Orlando, Florida, USA. October 2002. 

48. Serour F, Gorenstein A, Somekh E. 



Tel Aviv, Israel. July 2, 2003. 

49. Serour F, Somekh E, Gorenstein A. 

Perianal Abscess and Fistula-In-Ano in Infants: A Unique Entity. 


Haifa, Israel. June 9, 2004. 

50. Meirson Y, Serour F, Witzling M, Fleed A, Gorenstein A. 

Gastric outlet obstruction in an infant. 


Holon, Israel. January 16, 2006. 

51. Serour F, Witzling M, Gorenstein A. 

Is laparoscopic appendectomy in children associated with an uncommon postoperative complication? 


Tel Aviv, Israel. June 28, 2006. 

D.3. ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS 

1) Birkenfeld S, Serour F, Klot L, Amsterdam E, Krispin M. 

Cholecystectomy in the Elderly: Plea for elective operation (Review of 130 cases). 

Dig Surg 1986;3:82. 

2) Birkenfeld S, Serour F, Levi S, Abulafia A, Dona G, Krispin M. 

Choledochoduodenostomy for benign and malignant biliary tract diseases. Review of 116 cases 

Dig Surg 1986;2:150. 

3) Dan M, Serour F, Gorea A, Krispin M, Berger SA. 

Penetration of Ceftriaxone, Ceftizoxime and Latamoxef into human peritoneal tissue and fluid. 

Insights into the Treatment of Serious Infections 2:10-11,1988. 

4) Serour F, Birkenfeld S, Bar-Meir S, Yerushalmi A, Krispin M, Kohen F. 

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Effect of long-term in-vivo irradiation on Prostaglandins E2 synthesis by cultured rat 

colon, aorta and small bowel. 

In Poster Book of the Second International Congress of Leucotrienes and Prostaglandins in Health 

and Disease, Jerusalem, Israel. October 1988. 

5) Serour F et al. 

Primary neoplasms of the small bowel. J Surg Oncol 49:29-34,1992. 

In Gastroenterology Digest 10:19-20;1992. 

6) Serour F. 

Artificial nodules of the penis: report of 6 cases among Russian immigrants to Israel. 

Sexual Transm Dis 20:192-193,1993. 

In Dermatology Digest 4:28-29,1994. 

7) Dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB): a good anaesthesia method for outpatient circumcision 

circumcision in children. [Dorsal penile nerve block in children undergoing circumcision in a daycare 

surgery. Serour F, Cohen A, Mandelberg A, Mori J, Ezra S. Can J Anaesth 43:954-958,1996] 

In The International Monitor 2:26;1997. 

8) Witzling M, Katz R, Usviatzov I, Gorenstein A, Serour F. 

Radiologic evaluation of a still controversial clinical entity - appendiceal colic. 

in Poster Book of the 34th Annual Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Radiology, p 60. 

Lugano, Switzerland. May 28-30, 1997. 

9) Noviski N, Serour F, BenYehuda Y, Goreinstein A, Bahir A, Mendelberg A. 

Nasogastric tube size is a major determinant in the promotion of gastroesophageal reflux in 

children. 

Pediatrics 100 (3): 452-452 Suppl. S Sep 1997. 

10) Serour F, Gorenstein A, Somekh E. 


The Sixth Research Fair of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine. 

Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine. 

Tel Aviv, Israel. April 20, 2005. 

G. OTHER PUBLICATIONS 

1) Dan M, Serour F, Gorea A, Krispin M, Berger SA. 

Penetration of Norfoflaxin into abdominal muscle tissue (Letter to the Editor). 

Infection 4:249,1989. 

2) Amsterdam E, Levi S, Serour F, Krispin M. 

Focal pancreatic mass. The need for tissue diagnosis. (Letter to the Editor) 

J Clin Gastroenterol 9:244,1987. 

3) Serour F, Amsterdam E, Levi S, Krispin M.

Gastric involvement in an epigastric hernia. (Letter to the Editor) 

AJR 152:893-894,1989. 

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